Schools

COVINGTON, Ga. -- The national PROBE College Fair will stop by Alcovy High School in Newton County next week.

About 70 colleges and technical schools will be represented at the fair, which will be Wednesday, Sept. 4 from 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.

"We encourage high school parents and students to attend the PROBE College Fair. This is an excellent opportunity for students and parents to see the many options available for them in terms of colleges, programs of study and financial aid," Alcovy High's lead counselor Timica Parker said.

Registration is not required, but students who wish to pre-register can do so at gotocollegefairs.com.

ATLANTA -- Georgia's Path2College 529 Plan is making it easier for families to pay for college by holding two scholarship giveaways.

The deadline to enter both contests is Thursday, Aug. 15.

Mitch Seabaugh, director of the Path2College 529 Plan, said the two sweepstakes are designed to encourage families to start saving for college while their children are still very young.

"If 10,000 more Georgia families start saving for college, that's 10,000 more children who will have a head start toward achieving their dream when they graduate from high school," he said in a statement.

Seabaugh added that the sweepstakes also benefit young students because they provide money for schools and libraries.

The first contest -- the 10,000 Reasons to Save Sweepstakes -- will gives $10,529 to two lucky winners: a current Path2College account holder and a non-account holder. The two winners' schools will each receive $10,529.

COVINGTON, Ga. -- It's only mid-July, but many metro Atlanta students are preparing to head back to school.

Monday, July 15 is the first day of the 2013-14 school year for children at three Atlanta schools -- Boyd, Centennial Place and Hutchinson elementary schools -- and the Elite Scholars Academy in Clayton County.